Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The Clipper Lounge

Day 3. New Year Day #2. After one full day of new year food yesterday we decided to indulge a little, before yet another Chinese dinner that evening.

It was our first visit to the Clipper Lounge since the re-opening. The place is as spacious as before but with less couches? At least the tables were big and comfortable, unlike the set-up at the MO Bar in the Landmark Mandarin. Anyhow we got one of the 2 couches at the corner and ordered the tea set for two (HK$368).

The presentation was noticeably more "wanky" than the previous version. I guess it's nouvelle high tea. We didn't think much of the sandwiches to begin with. One had chicken, and one with grilled eggplant. Don't even remember what the other two were - all a bit blah to be honest.

I dived into the scones before I even touched the mini quiche. The good old Mandarin scones did not disappoint. The one with sultanas were to die for. There was of course the rose pedal jam and the clotted cream on the side. Hmmmm.....

The small scone on the left came with the set (there were four). We decided for extra ones and were surprised to see the difference in size. Both were extremely soft and doughy and not crumbly at all. Good for piling on that cream and jam!

We were so full we didn't have room for the sweets - they didn't look too impressive at that point anyway. Next time I think we would just order the scones and the tea on their own.
M/F, Mandarin Oriental
5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong. Tel: 2825-4007

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